Dussehra 2018: 19th October (Friday)
Vijayadashami Puja Time: 15:07 to 15:50
Duration = 0 Hours 43 Mins
Dashami Tithi Begins = 05:58 on 19/Oct/2018
Dashami Tithi Ends = 08:27 on 20/Oct/2018
Dussehra (also know as Vijayadashami or Dasara) is celebrated on the tenth day of the month of Ashwin (Shukla Paksha) according to the Hindu lunisolar calendar which corresponds to September or October of the Gregorian calendar.
Dussehra is celebrated every year and we burn Raavan to celebrate the victory of Lord Rama.
In Nepal Dasara is celebrated as Dashain. Dussehra also known as Maha Navami. The day celebrates good over evil. It is a gazetted holiday in India
There are many local celebrations in some areas in India that can last for up to 10 days. Local events include:
- Performances of the Ramlila (a short version of the epic Ramayana) in Northern India.
- A large festival and procession including the goddess Chamundeshwari on a throne mounted on elephants in the town of Mysore in the state of Karnataka.
- The blessing of household and work-related tools, such as books, computers, cooking pans and vehicles in the state of Karnataka.
- The preparation of special foods, including luchi (deep fried flat bread) and alur dom (deep fried spiced potato snacks), in Bengal.
Symbols seen throughout the Dussehra/Vijaya Dashami celebrations include:
- Bonfires and fireworks
- Paper and wood effigies of Ravana.
- Red spots (tika) painted on people’s foreheads.
The effigies of Ravana are often burnt on the bonfires.
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Dussehra 2018 Date Detailed Information
Although Dussehra falls on a single day each year, diverse celebrations actually take place on various days before and after it in different places across India. This is important to know in case you want to experience the festivities.
- In Delhi, Ramlila performances happen all over the city from the first day of Navaratri until Dussehra. The performances, which tell the life story of Lord Rama, culminate with the defeat and burning of the Ravan on Dussehra.
- In Ramnagar near Varanasi, Dussehra celebrations start around a month prior to the actual day of Dussehra and ends on the full moon after Dussehra. The feature is the world’s oldest Ramlila performance, which has been running for nearly 200 years.
- In the Kullu Valley of Himachal Pradesh, celebrations start on Dussehra and continue for a week.
- In the tribal Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, Dussehra is the biggest festival of the year and runs of a lengthy 75 days! It’s often referred to as the longest festival in the world. Celebrations intensify three days before Dussehra, and reach their peak a day after Dussehra.
- In West Bengal, Dussehra is celebrated as Durga Puja, with the immersion of Durga idols on Vijaya Dashami.
Dussehra 2017 = Saturday, September 30
Dashami Tithi Ends = 01:35 on 1/Oct/2017
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About Dussehra Muhurat
1. Dusshera is celebrated on the Ashwin Shukla Dashami during Aparahan Kaal. This Kaal is the duration of the time which begins from the tenth Muhurat after sunrise and ends before the twelfth Muhurat.
2. If Dashami is prevailing for 2 days and Aparahan Kaal is being covered only during the second day, Dussera will be celebrated on the second day only.
3. If Dashami is prevailing during the Aparahan Kaal of 2 days, Dushera will be celebrated on the first day only.
4. If Dashami is prevailing through the 2 days but not in the Aparahan Kaal of any day, Dussehra festivalwill be celebrated on the first day.
Shravan Nakshatra also affects the Muhurat of Dusherra. The logics are given below:
1. If Dashami is prevailing through the 2 days (whether in Aparahan Kaal or not), but Shravan Nakshatra is prevailing through the Aparahan Kaal of the first day only, Vijaydashmi will be celebrated on the first day.
2. If Dashami is prevailing through the 2 days (whether in Aparahan Kaal or not), but Shravan Nakshatra is prevailing through the Aparahan Kaal of the second day only, Vijayadashmi will be celebrated on the second day.
3. If Dashami Tithi is prevailing for 2 days, but Aparahan Kaal is being covered on the first day only, Dashami is running till the first 3 Muhurats of the second day, and Shravan Nakshatra is prevailing during the Aparahan Kaal of the second day; in this condition, Dussehra celebration will be held on the second day.
4. If Dashami is prevailing through the Aparahan of first day and till the less than 3 Muhurats of second day, Vijaya Dasami will be celebrated on the first day rejecting all other conditions of Shravan Nakshatra.